Upcoming Deadline for Spring 2026 Processes

Greetings!

As a reminder, the following processes are due tomorrow, Wednesday, October 22 at 2 p.m. EST. All processes can be completed in the Housing Portal.

Spring Housing Intent

All students (on-campus or abroad) must submit spring intent by October 22. This intent lets our office know your plans for the spring semester.

Off-Campus Lottery Entry

Students who have earned at least four housing credits may enter the Off-Campus Lottery. This indicates a desire to live off-campus before fulfilling the residency requirement. It is important to ensure that you have received an email confirmation of your entry into the lottery. If you have not received that email, that means you have not completed all the necessary steps to enter the lottery. Review the step-by-step guide here.

Winter Break Housing Requests

The University offers housing for students who require housing for the entirety of the break. There is an added cost of $1,150 for break housing and students may be required to relocate. You must complete your Spring Intent before you can submit your winter break housing request.

Spring 2026 Room Change Requests and Pull-In Requests

These processes will go live on Wednesday, October 21 at 2 p.m. in the Housing Portal and will display once you have completed your Spring Intent.

Room Change Requests

Students who wish to request a room change on campus for the Spring 2026 semester may submit their request through the Housing Portal

Students may only request room changes to spaces that are currently vacant for the Fall 2025 semester. Future (Spring 2026) vacancies will not be considered for room change requests.

Requests will be processed in the order they are received.
Students will be informed about the status of their requests by November 21, 2025, via their WFU email.
If approved to move, students MUST complete their move as outlined below:
December 3 - Check in between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Residence Life and Housing office
December 5 - Check out by 2 p.m. at the Residence Life and Housing office

To request a room change within Block Housing or a Residential Engagement Community, please contact your group leader, who will work with our office to update the roster for the Spring semester.

Pull-In Requests

If you have (or will have) a vacancy in your room (or unit) and wish to pull a specific student into that space, please review the information below.

Current Fall Vacancies

If you are pulling in a current on-campus resident during the Fall 2025 semester, please use the existing Room Change Request process under the Housing process in the Housing Portal.
If you are pulling in a student who is currently abroad during Fall 2025, submit your request through the Spring Housing Process on your Spring 2026 booking starting October 29.

Expected Spring Vacancies

You may only pull in students who are currently abroad in Fall 2025 for spaces that are being vacated at the end of the Fall 2025 semester.
These requests must be submitted through the Spring Housing Process on your Spring 2026 booking starting October 29.

If your unit has (or will have) multiple vacancies, please ensure your roommate group discusses and submits only one pull-in request.

Note that pull-in requests are simply that, a request. We do our best to honor as many requests as possible, but this may not always be possible due to various factors.

Students who are requested to be pulled in will receive a confirmation from Residence Life and Housing by November 21, 2025.

As always, feel free to call us at 336.758.5185 or email us at housing@wfu.edu with any questions

Kristy Eanes

Assignments Manager

Erin Schneller, M.Ed.

Operations Manager

Partners in our students’ journey to create a home in The Forest.